Setting the rowing equipment for normal practice is one thing, but adjusting the equipment to special circumstances is the next level that rowers and coaches need to achieve on their way to becoming experts.

The best selection models are legitimate and based on solid criteria. In addition, they all start by letting rowers know the plan early and allowing them to practice the necessary test procedure as often as possible.

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Volker Nolte is director of the rowing program and assistant
professor at the University of Western Ontario, where he teaches
coaching and biomechanics. Since 1993, he has led his men's rowing team
to 10 Ontario University Athletics Championships and three Canadian
University Championships. In 2008, his university crew won the German
University Championships and the Temple Challenge Cup at the famous
Henley Royal Regatta in England. He was the lightweight men’s national
team coach with the German Rowing Association from 1984 to 1990 and with
Rowing Canada from 1992 to 2000. His national team crews won an Olympic
silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games, two world championship titles in
1993 and 2000, and several medals at recent world championships.

Nolte received both a physical education diploma (1976) and a civil
engineering diploma (1979) from the University of Saarbrücken in Germany
and a PhD (1984) in biomechanics from the German University of Sport
Sciences in Cologne. Nolte is an internationally acknowledged expert in
biomechanics. He presents frequently at scientific and coaching
education conferences worldwide with his research focusing on coaching
and biomechanics of high-performance sport, especially rowing. He is
also a distinguished researcher in the field of sport equipment. His
research has produced many papers in refereed journals and articles in
various publications.

Nolte is an experienced rower, representing his home country of Germany
at several world championships. He is still a keen competitor in masters
events and lives in London, Ontario, Canada.

“Rowing Faster is the book that I needed when training
and competing in order to understand the theories behind the regimens
and routines. Incredibly, Volker Nolte manages to capture not only the
sport of rowing but also the elusive qualities of the art of rowing.” -- Kathleen
Heddle, Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

"Volker Nolte provides a blueprint for success in our sport. Rowing
Faster is a must-read for all rowing coaches, fromnovice to
elite." -- MikeTeti, Head Coach, Men's Rowing,
University of California at Berkeley